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Tungsten thermionic emitter surfaces improved by chemical vapor deposition

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Surfaces can be produced with a high degree of preferred crystal orientation. Observation indicates that emission is uniform.

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  1. Allison Div., General Motors Corp., Detroit, USA

    N. D. McMurray (Senior experimental chemist), R. H. Singleton (Supervisor), K. E. Muszar Jr. (Senior experimental metallurgist) & D. R. Zimmerman (Senior research engineer)

  2. Nonmetallics Materials Sciences Laboratory, Duncan, USA

    N. D. McMurray (Senior experimental chemist) & R. H. Singleton (Supervisor)

  3. Metallics Materials Sciences Laboratory, Baltimore, USA

    K. E. Muszar Jr. (Senior experimental metallurgist)

  4. Research Dept., Thermionics Group, Berkeley, USA

    D. R. Zimmerman (Senior research engineer)

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McMurray, N.D., Singleton, R.H., Muszar, K.E. et al. Tungsten thermionic emitter surfaces improved by chemical vapor deposition. JOM 17, 600–605 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03378364

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